2009-10-02T14:05:31-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com /feeds/topics/feasts/ http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Leviticus+23&version=NIV 2009-10-02T14:05:31-05:00 God details the festivals that the Israelites are supposed to celebrate throughout the year in this chapter. http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Leviticus%2023:33-43&version=NIV 2009-10-02T10:20:46-05:00 In Leviticus God describes how the Israleites are to celebrate the Feast of the Tabernacles. It's an 8 day festival capped with days of rest, feasting, living in booths and sacrifices to God. http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Deuteronomy%2016:1-17&version=NIV 2009-10-01T21:33:47-05:00 The Israelites celebrated a number of different feasts throughout the calendar year, each intended to commemorate a particular event or truth. Here is a list of several of the most important feasts. http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Exod.12.1-Exod.12.51&version=NIV 2009-07-16T14:58:50-05:00 The Passover was one of the most important events of the year for ancient Israel. This is the account of its origins in the Israelites' exodus from Egypt, along with guidelines for its celebration. http://rbc.org/bible-study/discovery-series/bookletDetail.aspx?id=48232&Topic=870 2009-06-03T15:39:20-05:00 The spring feasts of Israel--Passover, Unleavened Bread, Firstfruits, and Pentecost--help paint a powerful portrait of the work of Christ as Messiah, and encourage us in our worship as well.